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PostPosted: Nov 13, 2005 - 05:54 PM Post subject: Southern Cross Reptiles Competition on APS
Well as others have said, don't panic yet because 3 weeks isn't long enough to stress too much. Check all conditions in the enclosure are ok like temperatures and gradient, the cage isn't too large and make sure it has enough hides and isn't in an area with too much traffic so it can see you all the time. When offering food, don't offer too often, not more than every 4 days or so so it doesn't get bombarded and stressed with someone going into the cage all the time. Try different sized foods when you offer as some snakes don't like tiny food items, and some don't like a challenge! Took us ages to get our Diamond onto larger rats when he could eat four fuzzies in a row because he just didn't seem comfortable tackling something so big just yet. If worse comes to worst, try scenting with items such as chickens, skinks, other birds etc, but none of that really needs to be done until it hasn't eaten for a while longer yet. We also have a very fussy coastal who didn't eat for a very long time when we got him and find now that placing a pinky mouse in his cage and putting a big piece of black melamine over the top and turning all the lights out works the trick. It's always gone by morning. You can also find that some snakes have different requirements to eat lol. Some like to be hanging from a branch, some like to be in their hide, our little coastal has to have it placed on top of his hide or he won't eat it lol. If he knocks it off he wants another one Laughing
PostPosted: Nov 13, 2005 - 05:54 PM Post subject: Southern Cross Reptiles Competition on APS
Well as others have said, don't panic yet because 3 weeks isn't long enough to stress too much. Check all conditions in the enclosure are ok like temperatures and gradient, the cage isn't too large and make sure it has enough hides and isn't in an area with too much traffic so it can see you all the time. When offering food, don't offer too often, not more than every 4 days or so so it doesn't get bombarded and stressed with someone going into the cage all the time. Try different sized foods when you offer as some snakes don't like tiny food items, and some don't like a challenge! Took us ages to get our Diamond onto larger rats when he could eat four fuzzies in a row because he just didn't seem comfortable tackling something so big just yet. If worse comes to worst, try scenting with items such as chickens, skinks, other birds etc, but none of that really needs to be done until it hasn't eaten for a while longer yet. We also have a very fussy coastal who didn't eat for a very long time when we got him and find now that placing a pinky mouse in his cage and putting a big piece of black melamine over the top and turning all the lights out works the trick. It's always gone by morning. You can also find that some snakes have different requirements to eat lol. Some like to be hanging from a branch, some like to be in their hide, our little coastal has to have it placed on top of his hide or he won't eat it lol. If he knocks it off he wants another one Laughing